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Partners

The Héma-Québec Foundation would not be able to accomplish its mission without the support of its major donors. Thanks to them, we have successfully funded a number of projects that made a huge difference for the thousands of Quebecers whose lives were transformed by the gift of human biological products from Héma-Québec. By partnering with Héma-Québec, our donors demonstrate their commitment to our cause, and we are profoundly grateful for their generosity in giving the gift of life.

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Association of Blood Donation Volunteers (ABDV)

The Association of Blood Donation Volunteers (ABDV) is a non-profit organization that has worked in partnership with Héma-Québec since its creation 1998. This association, the first of its kind in North America, is a key link in Quebec’s blood supply chain. For more than 20 years, the Association of Blood Donation Volunteers (ABDV) has worked tirelessly to recruit a new generation of blood donors. With help from more than 750 volunteers spread over 13 divisions across Quebec, the mission of the ABDV is to encourage donors to give blood, platelets, plasma, stem cells and mothers’ milk, as well as recruiting new donors in partnership with Héma-Québec. Hundreds of information kiosks are organized every year by volunteers across the province to raise awareness about the different types of donations.

 Since 2013, the Association of Blood Donation Volunteers (ABDV) has greatly contributed to the education and recruitment of plasma donors by deploying teams of volunteers to every area where a Salon PLASMAVIE is happening.

 An important and involved partner of Héma-Québec, the ABDV is funded completely by the Foundation. Thanks to its huge provincial network, the ABDV also helps with fundraising activities by supplying Héma-Québec with volunteers for certain fundraising events, such as the popular Ride for the Cause.

 Every year, the ABDV organizes multiple fundraising activities, such as a fruitcake sale and a solicitation campaign directed at its members, and part of the proceeds are donated to the Héma-Québec Foundation. 

 We are very proud to support the activities of the ABDV, who do so much to increase the reach of our cause in Québec!

 To learn more about the ABDV and its projects, visit their website.

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Toyota Canada

A powerful agreement between Toyota Canada and its dealers, the Héma-Québec Foundation and Héma-Québec

After committing its support to the Public Mothers’ Milk Bank, Toyota Canada Inc. and its dealers are now supporting the Héma-Québec Foundation through a major gift over a period of five years, from 2017 to 2021.

This invaluable contribution allows us to fund some of Héma-Québec’s most promising projects over the coming years. The contribution is a statement of Toyota Canada’s dedication to leaving a mark on the national reality of our province. The company has successfully worked with its regional dealers to develop social responsibility at a local level, by encouraging their involvement in countless daily fundraising activities as well as major projects for Héma-Québec.

This inspiring partnership will doubtless have an enormous impact on the mission of the Héma-Québec Foundation.

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Béké-Bobo

Béké-Bobo supports Héma-Québec’s Public Mothers’ Milk Bank  

Maggy-Nadyne Lamarche, president of Béké-Bobo, knows what it feels like to have a premature baby. Her second daughter needed to be breastfed until the age of four for medical reasons. She was lucky to be able to do it. During those years, she did research, looking for ways to soothe her daughter that didn’t involve medication. She developed a mix of grains that she inserted into a fabric pouch shaped like a teddy bear. That’s how the Béké-Bobo therapeutic bear was born. It has since proven highly effective at easing her daughter’s pain and that of a million other children in Canada.

She has now decided to give back to a cause that matters to her: Héma-Québec’s Public Mothers’ Milk Bank. She has partnered with the Héma-Québec Foundation to develop a therapeutic bear specifically for the Foundation, that she makes available at a preferential rate. We are then able to sell the bears to raise funds for the Public Mothers’ Milk Bank.

The mandate of the Public Mothers’ Milk Bank is to provide pasteurized human milk to infants who require medical care because they were born at 32 weeks’ gestation or earlier and whose mother cannot breastfeed. Moreover, premature babies reach a healthy weight faster when they are fed with milk from the bank.

To learn more about Béké-Bobo products and their benefits, visit their website.

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Major gifts

Plasma donor education and recruitment program

 Study on the distribution of HLA markers among First Nations

Public Mothers’ Milk Bank

Serology training

Serology training

Corporate

Over time, many companies have become members of the Foundation’s Circle of friends. Some of them have been supporting us for many years and in many ways: donations in response to our annual corporate mail campaign, event sponsorships and major gifts in support of innovative projects close to their hearts. We can’t thank them enough. 

Membership in the Circle is permanent. The following list (see under the section Individuals and private foundations) includes cumulative donations of $1000 and more as at March 31, 2021. Donations are listed in alphabetical order.

Individuals and private foundations

As well as companies, the foundation’s Circle of friends is made up of individuals and private foundations who have made cumulative donations of $1000 or more. Although this distinguished group comprises many different categories, there are only two words to describe our gratitude for each and every member: Thank you!

Membership in the Circle is permanent. The following list includes cumulative donations of $1000 and more as at March 31, 2021. Donations are listed in alphabetical order. 

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COVID-19 Campaign

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